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Also, don't miss Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! on the Woonsocket Patch calendar

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Hello Woonsocket! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What we know so far about the Grove Street stabbing
  • Driver sentenced three years after deadly Diamond Hill Road hit-and-run
  • How did Burrillville hand Woonsocket its first Division II loss?

Also on today's calendar: Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Turning sunny; not as warm, with a high of 72 and low of 43 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 66, low: 53.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, breezy and nice, with a high of 72 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Woonsocket Woman in Custody After Police Say She Stabbed Her Boyfriend During a Domestic Incident on Grove Street, Sending Him to Rhode Island Hospital (centralrecorder.com) — Police say a 54-year-old Woonsocket woman is in custody after her 33-year-old boyfriend was stabbed during a domestic incident on Grove Street Wednesday evening, sending him to Rhode Island Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Officers and Woonsocket Rescue responded around 7:30 p.m., but investigators have released few details about what led to the confrontation or potential charges as the case remains under active investigation.
   

2. Suspect changes plea in 2023 deadly Woonsocket hit-and-run (wpri.com) — A North Attleboro man has been sentenced for a 2023 hit-and-run on Diamond Hill Road in Woonsocket that killed a 71-year-old pedestrian. Jared Travers changed his plea to no contest to failing to stop after an accident resulting in death and received a six-year suspended sentence, a $5,000 fine, and a three-year license suspension, while two traffic citations were dismissed.
   

3. Marcoccio's big night on the ground lifts Burrillville past Woonsocket in Division II football (woonsocketcall.com) — Woonsocket High's football team fell 41–18 at home to Burrillville, despite scoring first before the Broncos took control behind Joe Marcoccio's 293 rushing yards and three touchdowns. The Villa Novans, now 3–1 in Division II, will try to rebound on the road at West Warwick next Friday after turnovers and a fake punt shifted momentum away from Woonsocket.
   

4. You can walk into the actual building that started America's Industrial Revolution (wheninyourstate.com) — You can day-trip from Woonsocket to walk through Old Slater Mill in Pawtucket, where America's Industrial Revolution took off, then follow the story back home at the Museum of Work and Culture. The piece lays out how the Blackstone River Bikeway, local parks, and historic houses connect Pawtucket and Woonsocket into one living history corridor you can explore on foot or bike.
   

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Ok Woonsocket! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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